Editorial Cartoons

What Whales Are Communicating

Peter Kuper Aug 15, 2024 Dig deeper

Environment

The Dangers of ‘Carbon Tunnel Vision’

Richard Heinberg / Resilience Jul 5, 2024 Grasping ecological complexity leads to new ways of thinking about climate change and viable responses to it. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

Environment

As Coral Reefs Face Extinction, Scientists Explore Deep-Freezing to Mitigate Crisis

Mary Hagedorn / The Conversation Apr 1, 2024 As climate change and pollution endanger the last remaining reefs, some have made plans for the underwater ecosystem after its eventual destruction. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Book Review

How Our Roads Disconnect Us From Everything

M.R. O’Connor / Undark Oct 21, 2023 In “Crossings,” Ben Goldfarb explores the science of road ecology, or how roadways affect plants and animal life. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Environment

Plants and Fungi Are Being Driven to the Brink of Extinction

Orla Dwyer, Giuliana Viglione / Carbon Brief Oct 11, 2023 A new report warns of five key risks that are pushing ecosystems toward total collapse. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Editorial Cartoons

Ocean Currents Disrupted

Peter Kuper Aug 24, 2023 Dig deeper

Extinction Rates Could Be 10 Times Worse Than We Thought

Tim Radford / Climate News Network Dec 27, 2018 Yet again, researchers confirm that climate change threatens the natural world with a soaring extinction toll. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Trump Administration’s Approach to the Environment Is Immoral

Jill Richardson / OtherWords Dec 17, 2018 Many "scientific" questions are more accurately considered moral questions. The EPA and Interior Department are failing in both areas. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Lakes Emitting More Methane as They Evaporate

Tim Radford / Climate News Network May 27, 2018 As greenhouse gases are released from drying lakes, even the world’s freshwater could affect climate change calculations. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Growth of Threatened Otter Population Appears Stuck

ELLEN KNICKMEYER / The Associated Press May 17, 2018 Wildlife experts up and down the West Coast are struggling to figure out how to restore the crucial coastal predator to an undersea world that's falling apart in their absence. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Earth Day: Conflict Over the Future of the Planet

Margaret Flowers and Kevin Zeese / Popular Resistance Apr 22, 2018 It is difficult to look at the state of the planet and the current political leadership and see much hope. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

The Bayer-Monsanto Merger Is Bad News for the Planet

Ellen Brown / Truthdig Apr 3, 2018 The Trump administration should veto the chemical giants' pending merger to protect not just competitors but human and environmental health. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )